Autore |
Chen Yujie
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Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Bingley : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2018]
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (89 pages)
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Disciplina |
302.302850951
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Collana |
Emerald points
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Soggetto topico |
Online social networks - China
Language Arts & Disciplines, Communication Studies
Communication studies
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ISBN |
1-78743-091-X
1-78743-944-5
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Formato |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- I.1. Rise of a mega-platform -- I.2. The super-sticky WeChat -- I.3. How we study WeChat -- I.4. Book Structure -- Notes -- Chapter 1 A Silver-Spoon App: WeChat, Tencent and the Mobile Revolution -- 1.1. Introduction: the old dream for a mega-platform -- 1.2. Mobile culture in China: QQ, Tencent and social media -- 1.2.1. The Promise and Pitfalls of the Golden Platform -- 1.3. WeChat's Role in Business Map of Tencent -- 1.4. WeChat on the Political Map of Chinese Government -- 1.5. Conclusion: Selective All-Inclusiveness -- Chapter 2 Super-Sticky Design and Everyday Cultures -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. A social and visual walkie-talkie -- 2.3. An informational and service bazaar -- 2.4. A messaging and scanning wallet -- 2.4.1. The Glue of a Virtual Wallet -- 2.4.2. The Tipping Dispute: An Epitome of the Clashes of Platform Infrastructures -- 2.5. Conclusion: technological disruption is not the right question -- Notes -- Chapter 3 The Eventful WeChat -- 3.1. Social Events on Chinese Social Media -- 3.2. Supplementing, Extending and Initiating: Social Events on WeChat -- 3.3. WeChat as Supplement: Peter Liang and Online Activism among Chinese Americans -- 3.4. WeChat the Extender: Wei Zexi and the Aftermath of a Deathly Scandal -- 3.5. WeChat the Initiator: Who is Fan Yusu, and Why Do People Care? -- 3.6. Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Conclusion: Super-sticky WeChat and the Global Society -- 4.1. A Modern Chinese Social Technology on Exhibit -- 4.2. WeChat-ise Everyday Life? -- 4.3. Global Influence of the Super-Sticky Model -- 4.4. Social Media at Crossroads -- Notes -- Appendix -- A Timeline of WeChat (from November 2010 to January 2018) -- References -- Sources for the WeChat timeline English source -- English source.
Chinese sources -- Index.
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Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825815903321 |